And joseph whitting



(No Model.)

C. 8v J. WHITTINGHAM.

VAPOR BURNER.. No. 270,268. Pate'nted'Jan. 9,1883.

UNITED STATES MURRAY, CLEVELAND, OHIO.

PATENT VOEEICE.-

CHARLES WHI'ITINGHAM, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND JOSEPH WHI'ITING- HAM, OE DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOES OF ONE-,THIRD TO WILLIAM A.

VAPOR-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Ifatent No. 270,268, dated January 9, IBIS.

Application filed August 22, 1882. (No model.) I

To allpwhomit may concern Be it known that we, CHARLES WHITTING- HAM, ot' Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, and JOSEPH WHIT'IINGHAM, ot' Detroit city, 5 county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have inl vented a new and useful Improvement in Va-` por-Burners; and I declare the following to be afnll, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to 1o which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, i which form a part of this specification.

Ourinvention consists in the combination of devices and appliances hereinafter specified, i 5 and more particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of a device embodying my invention, showing parts in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the vaporizing-chamber with the cap removed.

2o Fig. 3 represents separate views of the dripf cup and smoke-consumer.

Our invention relates-to vapor-burners, and more especially to coa-loilvapor burners, though it may also be employed with other 25 iuids.

Heretofore much difculty has been experienced in coal-oil-vapor burners from the fact that when the ame is extinguished more or 4less oil or its vapor is left in the vaporizing- 3o chamber and other portions of the burner,

which after a time thickens into a gummy or hard carbonaceons matter, whereby the burner becomes clogged and its working impeded.

It is the object of our invention, first, to reme- 35 dy this diiculty, and'provide a vapor-burner in which any common oil can be used withoutdanger of the vapor or oil carbonizin g therein. We accomplish this result by providing the burner with a shut-ol valve.

Our invention also respects, second, the construction of the vaporizingchamber third, the construction ot' the smoke-consumerin connection with the dripj-cup; and,fourth, in constructing the burner-cap so that it may be swung out 4 5 from under the vaporizing-chamber, if desired,

so as to heat the vaporizng-chalnber more directly. i

In carrying out myinvention, Ais the supplypipe; A', the valve regulating Ithe supply of 5o uid to the supply-pipe.

plate.

B is lthe vaporiziiig-chamber, communicating with the supply-pipe through theconduit b, and consisting ot' a base-plate, B', and channelsb,for1ned upon the upper side ot' the base- We prefer to construct said channels as shown in Fig. 2, but do not wish to confine ourselves to any limited shape or form of the same. b2 represents suitable plugs in the angles of the channels. b.

C is a vapor-conduit communicating with the vaporizing-charnber. It is provided with a suitable valve-seat, c, for a needlevalve, and with ajet-orllice, c'. v

C is the case of the valve-stem.

C2 is the needle-valve, whereby the supply of vapor to the burner may be regulated.

D is a burner-cap of any ordinary construction, )referably pivoted to eitherl the supplypipe A or to the vapor-conduit C, in such a manner that it may be shifted or turned out from under the vaporizing-chamber, it' desired. It is convenient lo provide said cap with an arm or latch, d, for securing the cap under the vaporizing-chamber, when desired.

E is a vapor-generating burner, preferably a smokeconsumin g burner, connected with the drip or starting cup E' by a tube, e, said burner and drip-cup being secured to the va por-conduit C by means of an arm, e. The burner is more over provided with an asbestos wick, e2',and a grating, e3, which serves to hold the smoke down upon the iiame in order that it may be consumed.

et represents air-passages. F is a' spoutadapted to lead oil from vthe jet `orifice c to the burnerE and drip-cup E', from whence it is soaked up by the Gis a shut-oft' valve.

G is the case provided with a stuffed box, g.

Gr2 is the valve-seat communicating with the conduit b and the supply-pipe A, the construction being such that when the valve G is forced to its seat it will ettectually cut oft` all supply of uid vto the vaporizing-chamber.

For the purpose of a neater tinish we prefer to provide the vaporizingchamber B with. aV suitable cap, B2. f

The operation of the device will now be understood. When it is desired to shut oft' the wick.

operation of the burner, or to discontinue its use by simpl;T shutting oft' the supply of duid by the valve G, and leaving' the regulatingvalve C2 open, whatever vapor remains `is wholly consumed, leavingthe vaporizin g-ch amber and va por-conduits free and clear. By this means'nothing remains to curbonize, and thereby clog up the burner. I

We would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to a shut-oft' valve ofthe construction described and shown, as it is evident that any suitable valve may be used for this purpose without departing t'rom the principle of our invention'.

Vhat We claim is- 1. A vapor-burner combining in its structure the following characteristics, to wit: the upright supply-pipe A, a vaporizing-chamber, B, located directly over a burner-cap, D, an oilconduit, b, connecting the upper end of the supply-pipe tothe vaporizing-chamber, a valve, G, tor controlling' the passage ot' oil to the oil conduit, a vapor-conduit, C, extending downward from the vaporizing-cha-mber, and thence extending to a point centrally or substantiall)Y `so 4under the burner-cap, and provided with a valve-seat, c, and a needle-valve, C2, for controlling the supply of vapor to the burner-cap, substantially as described.

leading downward from the vaporizing-chaln-,gs

ber and extending under the burner-cap to deliver the vapor centrally thereto, and a needlevalve,C2, for controlling the flow of vapor, substantially as described.

3. In a vapor-burner, a movable burner-cap, thevconstruction being such that it may be shifted outfrom under the vaporizing-chambcr. substantiallyas described.

4. In a vapor-burner, a vapor-generating burner connected with a drip or starting cup by an intervening tube, said burner provided with a s utable Wick, a grating adapted to hold the smoke upon the flame, and air-passages leading to said wich, substa'ntiallyas described.

In testimony whereof we sign this speciiication in the presence ot' two witnesses.

CHARLES WHIT'IINGHAM. JOSEPH WHITTINGHAM. Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. MURRAY, J. EDWARD WARREN. 

